Mississippi Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 97-9-35. Escape of prisoners; permitting escape

If any officer, or guard of the penitentiary, or any other person, shall, while any convict is under his keeping or charge, wilfully or negligently permit such convict to escape from custody, the person so offending shall be subject to indictment therefor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than two years, or in the county jail not less than six months, or shall be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 97 - Crimes

Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice

Article 1 - In General

§ 97-9-3. Court records and public papers; stealing, concealing, destroying, etc.

§ 97-9-5. Bribery; jurors, arbitrators, and referees accepting, and person promising them, punished

§ 97-9-7. Bribery; taking reward for compounding or concealing, etc. crime punishable by death or life imprisonment

§ 97-9-9. Bribery; taking reward for compounding or concealing crime punishable by less than life imprisonment

§ 97-9-11. Champerty and maintenance; solicitation and stirring up of litigation prohibited

§ 97-9-13. Champerty and maintenance; penalty

§ 97-9-15. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of party

§ 97-9-17. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of attorney representing party

§ 97-9-19. Champerty and maintenance; penalty for false affidavit

§ 97-9-21. Champerty and maintenance; immunity granted witnesses compelled to testify concerning violations; penalty for failure to testify

§ 97-9-23. Champerty and maintenance; exceptions; legislative intent

§ 97-9-25. Escape of inmates of state institutions; aiding, abetting, etc.

§ 97-9-27. Escape of prisoners; conveying articles useful for escape to felons

§ 97-9-29. Escape of prisoners; aiding escape of felons generally; rescuing prisoners from custody

§ 97-9-31. Escape of prisoners; aiding prisoners other than felons generally; conveying article useful for escape

§ 97-9-33. Escape of prisoners; aiding escapes from officers

§ 97-9-35. Escape of prisoners; permitting escape

§ 97-9-37. Escape of prisoners; private persons having custody of prisoner arrested on suspicion

§ 97-9-39. Escape of prisoners; refusal of officer, jailer, etc., to arrest or confine; refusal to receive prisoners at jail; suffering an escape; accepting bribe to permit escape

§ 97-9-41. Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner

§ 97-9-43. Escape of prisoners; escapee may be retaken after term expires and imprisoned until tried

§ 97-9-45. Escape of prisoners; penalty; willful failure to return to jail after being entrusted to leave

§ 97-9-47. Escape of prisoners; penalty for penitentiary convicts serving less than life term; attempt by force or violence

§ 97-9-53. Indictments; penalty for disclosing facts relating to indictment

§ 97-9-55. Intimidating judge, juror, witness, attorney, etc., or otherwise obstructing justice

§ 97-9-57. Officer not to converse with juror; penalty

§ 97-9-59. Perjury; definition

§ 97-9-61. Perjury; penalty

§ 97-9-63. Perjury; subornation of

§ 97-9-65. Perjury; bribery to procure

§ 97-9-69. Property levied on; removing without authority

§ 97-9-71. Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers

§ 97-9-73. Resisting or obstructing arrest; fleeing or eluding law enforcement officer in motor vehicle

§ 97-9-75. Resisting service of process

§ 97-9-77. Wills; alteration, destruction or secretion

§ 97-9-79. Misdemeanor; false information